Weighted golf club cover



April 27, 1954 F. G. DAMAsKE WEIGHTED GOLF CLUB COVER,

Filed Nov. I4, 1951 Patented Apr. 27, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'2,676,803 WEIGHTD GOLF 'CLUB 'COVER Frederick G. Damaske, Wnnetka,Ill., assigner A'to Hoodswing Corporation, .Miami `Beach, ma., lacorporation of Florida Application November 14, 1-951, .Serial No.256,280

This invention relates to a cover for the head of a golf club and moreparticularly to a weighted cover for the head of a wooden golf club.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a removable protectivecover for the head of a wooden golf club which is adapted to carry aweight member. Another object is to provide an attractive cover in whichthe weight member is held snugly in a pocket so that it will not comeout accidentally.

It is usual for a golfer before beginning to play a round of golf, totake a few practice swings with one of his clubs. A driver is preferredbecause it is generally used for the first stroke and has the longestshaft. Many good golfers will grip two clubs at the same time whentaking these practice swings, in a fashion similar to that of a baseballplayer who swings two or three bats before stepping up to the plate.'I'his has practical advantages in warming up and loosening the musculartension. The added weight also has a tendency to slow down the speed ofthe swing and that usually improves the accuracy. The greater weight hasan additional effect of strengthening the wrists, which is a necessarydevelopment in every good golfer.

The use of two clubs, however, presents certain diiculties. It isimpossible to grip two clubs at the same time and hold them with theproper and normal handgrip.

The weighted cover of applicant will allow the golfer to use only asingle club when taking his practice swings. This will generally be thedriver, the club that he will then use for his rst stroke of the game.The sheath or hood of flexible sheet material to which weight is addedto provide the weighted cover is so designed that it will notaccidentally slip 01T the club head during these practice swings. Theweight is held securely to the sheath or hood so that it cannot y offduring a swing and possibly injure a bystander.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in which Figure 1is a side View of the covering applied to a golf club; Figure 2 is afragmentary sectional View, taken as indicated at 2 2 of Figure l;Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the cover in section; andFigure 4 is a perspective view of the weight member.

In the drawings, reference numeral I designates a sheath or hood whichts snugly about the wooden head II of a golf club. This sheath or hoodis preferably made of leather or some other tough fabric or flexiblematerial capable of protecting the club head from the weather and frombeing marred by physical contact. In the embodiment of my cover shown inthe drawings the sheath or hood I0 encloses the head II and the lowerend portion of the shaft I2 of a golf club. It would be suicient,however, if merely the head I I of the club were enclosed and the coverproperly secured.

A slide fastener I3 is disposed along one lateral side of the sheath I0to fasten it snugly about the club head II and to allow easy removal.The position of the fastener shown is preferable from the standpoint ofease of removal, but it is to be understood that the fastener may beplaced differently, as for instance in the top of the sheath or hood. Aprotective flap I4 is preferably attached near the under side of thefastener I3 to prevent the fastener from marring the surface of the clubhead.

A panel comprising a piece of sheet material i 5 is secured or sewed tothe inside of the bottom It of the sheath or hood I0 so as to form apocket Il said sheet material being attached to the flexible material ofthe hood in a manner to provide said pocket and having one of its edgesunattached thereby providing a mouth opening for said pocket throughwhich a weight I8 may be inserted and removed. The weight member I8 isadapted to fit snugly within the pocket and lie adjacent the sole of theclub. The panel is preferably attached at the front and along both sidesof the bottom of the sheath or hood with an opening at the rear to allowinsertion and removal of the weight member. While this pocket might bepositioned elsewhere for example, inside the upper face of the sheath orhood, the position shown is preferable. In this position as clearlydisclosed in Figure 3, the weight is positioned as far from the grip ofthe golf club as possible in order that the maximum benefit may beobtained from the added weight during the practice swings since thesheet material I5 is within the hood it is retained in the pocket I7against discharge through the mouth of the pocket while the hood is inposition on a club and such club is being swung in practice.

When the cover is fastened about the head of a club, it is secure. Thereis no danger of it flying off when the club is swung and with the weightmember snugly inside the sheath there is little or no danger of losingit when the cover is removed from the club head.

The composition and weight of the weight member is a matter of theindividuals requirements. It has been found that a satisfactory range ofweights is from 41/2 to 7 ounces. A material such as. stiff rubber or ametal will be satisfactory so long as it provides the desired Weight andis adapted to iit snugly into the pocket.

The foregoing detailed description is given for clearness ofunderstanding only and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom, for some modifications will be obvious to those skilled inthe art.

I claim:

A Weighted head cover for a golf club cornprising a hood of flexiblesheet material of a character to protect the head of the club from theWeather and from being marred by physical contact, said hood beingweighted and when applied to the club transforming the same into aninstantly available relatively heavy practice club, means forming apocket in connection with said hood for retaining a Weight therein, saidmeans comprising a piece of sheet material attached to the flexiblematerial of the hood in a manner to provide said pocket and having oneof its edges unattached thereby providing a mouth opening for saidpocket through which said weight may be inserted and removed, meanswhereby said weight may be retained in said pocket and against dischargethrough said mouth while said hood is in position on a club being swungin practice, and means for removably securing said hood upon the head othe club so that it will not be thrown therefrom by centrifugal forceduring the swinging of the club in practice.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,008,944 Carmichael July 23 ,1935 2,116,655 Berrittella May10, 1938 2,163,091 Held June 20, 1939 2,198,981 Sullivan Apr. 30, 19402,422,245 Lauretti June 17, 1947

